Avraham Avigdorov | |
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Born | July 2, 1929 Mitzpa, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | September 4, 2012 (aged 83) Haifa, Israel |
Allegiance | Yishuv, Israel |
Service | Palmach |
Years of service | 1947–1948 |
Rank | Private |
Battles / wars | 1947–1949 Palestine war |
Awards | Medal of Valor Hero of Israel |
Avraham Avigdorov (Hebrew: אברהם אביגדורוב; July 2, 1929 – September 4, 2012) was an Israeli soldier and recipient of the Hero of Israel award (today the Medal of Valor), the highest Israeli military decoration. Avigdorov received the award for destroying two Bren machine gun positions on March 17, 1948, during the civil war phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war.